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HE COURT of.DIRECTORS of the EAST INDIA COMPANY do hereby give Notice, That , as b the LIST of such PROPRIETORS of EAST INDIA at the GENEP 'ST hat the Company' s B oo k s appear qualified to VOTE April, 1839, .AL ELECTION, on WEDNESDAY, the 10th of of N will be rea d y to b e delivered on TWESDAY, the 6th oyeinrjer, 1838. REGISTRA- JAMES C. MELYILL, Secretary. r HE EAST INDIA HOUSE, S ECT. 5, 1838. COURT of DIRECTORS of the EAST INDIA COMPANY do hereby give Notice, That a GENERAL COURT of the said COMPANY will be held at their House in Leadenhall-street, on WrnxxxnaT, the 10th (April, 1839, for the ELECTION of SIX DIRECTORS for FOUR YEARS. The Forms of a Letter of Atiorney and of an Affidavit or Affirmation whisk will be rtiptired:nnder the 27th seat. of the Act of the 3d and 4th Will. IV., tap. 36, for enabling Proprietors of East India Stoelc le Vote by Proxy on that oeeasion, ob tained up on application at the Treasury in this House. may be JAMES C. MELVILL, Secretary. WITH WHICII " TRUE SUN" IS NOW IN N CORPORATED. LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 6, 1838 No. 14,351. PRICE sd. NATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE ASSUR ANCE and DEFERRED ANNUITY SOCIETY. 26, CORNHILL, LONDON. Capital,`soo,ooo/. PATRON—His Grace the DUKE of SOMERSET, F. R. S. DIRECTORS. T. LAME MURRAY, Esq., Chairman. Col. Sir Burges Camac, K. C. S. George Lungley, Esq. Johii Elliotson, M.D. F. R. S. Kenneth Mackenzie, Esq. C. Farebrother, Esq., Aid. John Rawson, Esq. H. Gordon, Esq. iJeseph Thompson, Esq. Robert Helfand, Esq., M.P. l PHYSICIAN-J. Elliotson, M.D., F.R.S., 37, Conduit-street. Sessoicox—E. S. Symes, Esq., 38, Hill-street, Berkeley -square. ACTUARY—W. S. B. Woolhouse, Esq., F.R.A.S. By the new principles of Life Assurance in this Society many essential advantages, besides that of securing a provision for a family, or for old age, are gained by the Assured, and thereby a vastly increased value is given to each 'policy effected with the Society. DUELLING. THE CORN LAWS. DUBLIN AND KILKENN Y RAILWAY COMPANY-GENERAL MEETING. PUBLIC MEETING IN MARYLEBONE. rg, ,y, Ad id sill to 00 ter. 11► of 1:::1 ,re, liINDRED of the FAMILY of COGHLAN. Whereas by a Decree of the High Court of Chancery, ludo in a Cause of DAUBENY v. COGHLAN, it is referrod to Sir Givirix WILSON, one of the Masters of the Court, to inquire 'whether ANDREW COGLAN, late of the City of Bath, Esq., a Li eutenant-Colonel in Her Majesty's Service, had any, and what, Nephew or Nephews of the Surname of Coghlan, other than James Coghlan, named in his Will, and if only one other such Nephew, then whether such other Nephew was living when the said Andrew Coghlan made his Will (rlitch bears date the 14th day of Marsh, 1837 ), and, if dead, when he died, and whether such other Ne phew of th e sa;_:, Andrew Coghlan left any Children or Child sur viving hl and what Children or Child of such other Nephew svere ;wing at te 11 time of the decease of the said Andrew C og l an , ( which h a pp ene d on the 31st day of March, 1837), an d w h et h er all of such Children are now living, or whether any, or either, and which of them, are since dead ; and whether such deceased Children or Child lived to attain the age of 21 years, and if so, 'who are their personal Representatives or Representative. Any person or persons of the surname of Coghlan, other than the said James Coghlan, claiming to be a Nephew or Nephews of the said Andrew Coghlan, or claiming to be a Child or Children of such Nephew or Nephews, or the Personal Representatives or Repre sentative of any such deceased Child or Children, who lived to at tain the age of 21 years, is, or are, by their Solicitors, on or be fore the 6th day of November next, to come in and establish their Claim, or respective Claims, before the said Master, at his Office t ie Southampton-buildi ng s, Ch ancer y -l ane , L on d on , or, i n d e f au l t D e: f, they will be peremptorily excluded the benefit of the said T• E. PENFOLD, 6, Harpnr-street, Red Lion-square, for HAYMAN, Bath, Plaintiff's Solicitors. KINDRED of the FAMILY of COGHLAN. Pursuant t o a D ecree o f t h e Hi g h C ourt o f Ch ancery , Made in a Cause of DAUBENY r. COG LILAN, any person or pers.ons clai m i ng to be the Children of James Coghlan, who was 1.1 Lieutena n t in the 45th Regiment of Foot, and died in London 1 .. r .. 1 th hle month of June, 1821, and who was the Nephew of Andrew ;oan, late of the City of Bath, Esquire, a Lieutenant-Colonel the. 6th er Majesty's Service, are, or is, by their Solicitors, on or before (lay of November next to come in and establish such Claim before Sir GI FIN WiLsON, one of the Masters of the said 1.2.0011 y, at his Ch am b ers in Southampton-buildings, Chancery-lane, ; or, in default thereof y p p the will beperemptorily excluded e be ne fi t of the said Decree. T. E. PENFOLD, 6, Harpur-street, Red Lion-square, for HAYMAN, Bath, Plaintiff's Solicitor. BOULOGNE, (The " BRIGHTON" of FRANCE), FROM NICHOLSON'S WHARF, T(One :Minute's Walk from London Bridge Wharf), H E QUEEN ADELAIDE, Capt. BENNET, starts from Nicholson's Wharf Tharsday Morning next, at Ten o'clock, . And on Monday, the 10th instant, at Eleven o'clock, And Re turns from Boulogne on Saturday Morning and Wednesday Morning. MARGATE, the The .‘ QUEEN" starts f or MARGATE on th e same Da at p,ta,me Hour y , , and Lands her Passengers on the Pier. "r-.S, fixed f or t hi s Season, for BOULOGNE and MARGATE. Saloon, 5 5 .—F ore C a bi n , 3 s . These are the Fares fixed until " THE COMBINATION" t t llo for NOTHING, for the BENEFIT of the PIERS, and or nit " a good Dividend "to the simple SHAREHOLDERS, _---_________ th.eiNil3. Other Steam Beats will be put on different Stations, with east delay possible for this fine Season. New Vessels will be ready by May next, builtfit for each Station. of T th il a i oeiostripany will be managed at less than one-tenth the cost ome other Companies, who require Governors, Deputy .‘„Governors, a Chairman, and Deputy Chairman, . _ rsecar atef Directors, Secretaries, ' and Under Secretaries, &c. &e. President 4e . the ,more numercus and more expensive than " the ~, of the United States." ~,"lq first principle in " this Company " is, that no 1 Governor Or ect o _ ~ • Corn, ' will be allowed to have " an t y h p ei i r ck o i , n , g o s ' oo o n u o t er o n f the r tb e i r r an Y• The Shareholders will manage All ll benefit ' c o Letters must be post paid, addressed to " the Clerk of the In P a nY," at th e Steam Packet Office,icholson's Wharf. A Prosp ec t us w ill b e i s so d Nicholson's in a few Weeks. R. METCALF E, Clerk. CAPT aj ** A- PUBLIC DINNER will be given, at BOULOGNE, to N B ENNETT, to present him with a Piece of Plate, subscribed by the Passengers and others, as a Token of their grati -lA,and admiration of hit brave and skilful Seamanship, in carrying t o n a i l i 1: e e e sk, 2T i ss. ,t e e i o c t : i .in sa o fe . ly into Boulogne during the dreadful hurricane each, for a Dinner and Ball (French Fashion). Tficket for the Ball, ss. Tickets will be ready in a few days. HE FREQUENT ROBBERIES of PLATE Fells_ have i n d uced JOHN JAMES RIPPON, Ironmonger, of T street, Oxford-street, to MANUFACTURE a SUBSTI UTE for SILVER, possessing all its advantages in point of ItPpearance and durability, at less than one -tenth the cost. His BRITISH PLATE is of such a superior quality that it requires the strictest scrutiny to distinguish it from Silver, than which it is Snore durable, every article being made of solid wrought material. It improves with use, and is warranted to stand the test of the strongest of acids, aqua fortis. The following is a sample of the prices ; but purchasers are recommended to apply, post paid, for a Catalogue, which can be forwarded for a single postage i— s. d. 'Table Spoons an d F or k s, full Butter Knives R. el. ....... ... ........ 2 0 size, with fiddle handles, per Salt and Mustarci Spo . o . ns ........ 0 6 ~, dozen l2 youp Ladles. ........................ 8 0 ..,-siessert do IU 0 Sauce Ladles ........................ I e ,_ 4 ,.5 Spoons, per dozen ~,ravey Spoons, each 4 0 Table Candlesticks, pei pair... 16 0 'hit Knives Cruet Frames, Shell Mountings ................. CA NTION.—In c onsequence o f t h e objections so justly urged atainst the article called German Silver, the Manufacturers of that m etal are now calling it British Plate, althcugh the materials re main unchanged. The British Plat e manu f actured by John James 4uPpo undergoes a Chemical P rocess, b y which it is rendered pure Ilul superior to any other so called. WARRANTED TABLE CUTLERY. x Table Knives, with Ivory Handles, per doz. 14s.—Dessert :,2allrl:eorasils2sl.•-6dC'ar. vers, per pair, ss.—The Long Set of 50 Pieces, 'u s ., s-The same . to Balance Table Knives, 16s.—Deserts, Hs -Large size Ivory-handled Table Knives, 18s.-- 21e.serts, 16s. per doz.—Carvers, 6s.—The same to Balance Table, knives and 7s. 6d.—White Bone Handled Table and Forks, 9s. per doz—Black Horn-handled Table Knives 1_(.1 Forks, It s. per doz.—Deserts, Bs.—C arvers , 2 s . 6d.—Th e r ibrall and Forks both warranted of the very best steel. FENDERS, FIRE IRONS, & c . I?ashionable Black Iron Fenders from 9s.—Bronzed ditto from lii --13, aas ditto from ft.—Polished Steel Fire Irons from ss. Dish Covers Tin Dish Covers the Set, Ils.—lmproved shape ditto, 16s.— i-aterit ditto, the very best quality and newest shape that is made, Brims Bottle Jacks, warranted to carry 251b5., 7s. Cd.- -.rasa ditto, 9s. 6d.--Brass Stair Rods, 3s. 6d. per doz.—Brass Zettl,•prnice sr Window Curta. n Polee, Is. 6d. per foot.—Copper Tea e to hold 1 Gallon, 7s.—Copper Coal Scoops, from 10s.—Tea ia rn ' , to hold 6 Quarts, from 27s.—Shower Baths, with Force %IN) and Curtains complete, 90s. ..,_s4rl extensive assortment of goods in Copper, I ron , or Ti n ; every me e riptiost of Stoves and Kitchen Ranges at prices lower than any other old established house, where the quality of the goods may be detendrc ed upon. A ny article exchanged that is not approved of. , hasers are re commen d e d to visit the Warehouses, Wells strPueet, Oxford -street; or to apply for a Catalogue of prices, which eaa be forwarded for a s i ng l e postage. Country orders to contain a telnittance. All Postages to be paid. Established 1820. t 0.,,„ IMPORTANT NOTICE.-10, I.UDGATE-HILL. .1. OF TEETH SUPPLIED, WITHOUT SPRINGS, CLASPS, or WIRES. LOOSE TEETiiFAST,EN,P, AND M F I I IN L E LI R N A G L D s E u CA c Y c E E I D ) 'I A E N F E r u H AI. NV IT H DONS. JAMES M. ll M o A . l :it L e A the N ii , Dentist, No. 10, Ludgate-hi ll pp ellesauv Surg eona g e, ,litinues to RESTORE- DECAYED lEE'rHpv,A.iltNh,hHisEcAelTeb,roartepdßisEisl: OER AL SUCCEDANEUM, applied without t _ N most *RE, which in a few seconds HA RDE "G and CURING the TOOTHACHE, allaying in A o A n i e E m L i , n P u ß te E th V e ENT- Y He also FASTENS LOO Gums. IN_ I,l,,:tSciating PAIN . , and rendering the OPERATION Ne ther,orfEEELT,II,NAC ON UNNECESSAR . ... arising CORRODIBLE ARTIFICIAL or NATURAL from neglect, the use of Calomel, or Disease o E f i t H ie , of r, PAIN, the tASSING BEAUTY, FIXED, from ONE to w a IN C , O G :II O P y LETE SET, svY.ITHOUT EXTRACTING the ROOTS, or G „"ICUMBRACE of SPRINGS, CLASPS, WIRES, or any other Ll_ ‘OATIJ RE, althe following PARIS CHARGES:— A Single Artificial Tooth A Set ................ .................................... ..... £ 5 O 1 5 0 0 0 15 0 0 A get of Natural Teeth, on fine gold plate 4 Set of Mons. Mallan's Incor rodible ISlineral Teeth, highly 20 0 0 • „ finished in the first style, with fine gold sockets . ~,rriingesl on the most improved and scientific principles, and in every eas x e restoring out ARTICULATIN and MASTICATION.—Aru k...iaI„. Teeth out of repair remodelled to o t the mouth, and restored equal .vauty and d urability to their original state. At home from T en till Six.—N.B. No. 10, Ludgate hill. RAMPTON'S PILL OF HEALTH. Pries Is. 11 / 0. per box. t This excellent family PILL is a Medicine of long tried efficacy for cor :feting all Disorders of the Stomach and Bowels, the common symptoms t!)°,Which are Costiveness, Flatulency, Spasms, Loss of Appetite, Sick Head "l-xwGiddiness Sense of Fullness after Meals, Dizziness of the Eyes, siness,andiPains in the Stomach and Bowels. Indigestion, producing ti,lll).rPld State of the Liver, and a consequent Inactivity of the Bowels, 41:0 excellen t ni disorganization of every function of the frame, will, in this most , p r eparation, by a little perseverance, be effectually removed. or three doses will convince the afflicted of its salutary effects. The 1)0,1:Itch will speedily regain its strength ; a healthy . action of . the liver, h eas e:, and kidneys will rapidly take place ; and inste . ad of listlessness, h e/the... in ? an d ~ jaundiced appearance, strength, actty, and reneird reeti„,.! "Lbe the quick result of taking this Medicine, according to:thedi -1-,,'", accompanying each box. AnnrO.mse Pills are particularly efficacious for Stomach Coughs. Colds, lhortness of Breath, and all obstruction s in the urinary Passages; irs . l l , taken after too free an indulgence at table, they quickly restore the p e atn rso t t o Re natural state of repose. t w o i l of a FULL HABIT, who are sub' to Headache, Giddines., to th:,_, n ess. and Singing in the Ears, arising from too great a flow of Blood t.m1,,,:_...ead, should never be without them, as many dangerous symptoms tentlrely earned off by their immediate use. tbst r „ ? E MALES, these Pills are most truly excellent, removing all 1 1. , _,. - ct?,ons : the distressing Headache se very prevalent with the sex ; 4.ssion of Spirits, Dullness of Sight,. Nervous Affections, Blotches, to urt. and Sallowness of the Skin, and give a healthy and mven ile btoom th4ti° IZ9PilelVa they are confidently recommended as the best meth_ _h r at can be taken during pregnancy ; and for Children of all ages 44. e.unequalled. Or a ~,,Ileasant, safe, and easy Aperient, they unite the reconirrendation atrc s ir vi operation with the most successful effect, and require no re. ateo,.,of diet or confinement during their use. By regulating .the dose Itynsive,.,.'"unit to the age and strength of the patient, they become suitable for ,a....5e, in either sex, that can be required; and for ELD.ERLy thettiVa, they will be found to be the most comfortable Medicine hi. gaiPjeliared. box '``„?'. T. Preut, 229, Strand, London, Price Is. 1 gd. arid 2s, 9d. per kitdrAsk for by the venders of Medicines generally throughout tne Kingdom. FRAMPTON'S PILL of HEALTH, and observe the Name N.. 1 _ 48 or " Thomas Prout, 229, Strand, London," on the Govern. '''ol). SPECIMEN OP ANNUAL PREMIUMS TO INSURE £lOO. Age 20. Age Y 5. Age 30. Age :35. Age 41. Age 45. Age 50. £. s d. X. s. d. X. e. d. X. s. d. s. d. £ e. d. £ s. d. 1 13 7 1 16 6 2 4 4 2 10 11 2 15 3 Si 4 4 4 2 SPECIMENS OF DEFERRED ANNUITIES. ZENEFITS. PREMIUMS. thet To secure, on at- Options secured, • attaining Policy 9 8 7 2 10 Annuity XlO 0 0 taining the age age of Sixty-five, by an Annual! ofSixty-five,the Premium of 21. 12s . J option of Age Payable Payable next Payable in' for Bath- annually. One Dis- Day. I Sum. parity. X. a. sl. X. s. d. X. s. d.!l IX. s. d. X. s. d. X. s. d. 47 14 6 294 11 0 466 0 IV 20 010 11 10 010 0 0 0 26 15 10 221 0 0261 0 0 30 019 6 16 7 1 7 311 13 19 9 115 $ 01136 60 , 40 117 327 311 19 410 Also Annuities commencing at any other Age. Age neat Birth. Day. EO 40 !Annuity.' Cash, Policy, Prospectuses, detailing the objects of the Society at length, with every variety of Tables, may be had by application► at the Office, and any of the Branches, which are established in most of the principal Towns. F. FERGUSON CAMROUX, Secretary. ROYAL EXCHANGE COMMERCIAL AND FAMILY HOTEL, Near the Monument, Grey-street and Hood-street, NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE. BENJAMIN BAKER respectfully acquaints the Nobility, Commercial Gentlemen, and the Public genorally, that he has entered noon the above splendid and commodious Pre mises, which he has fitted up in such a style of respectability and comfort, as, he trusts, will enable him to give satisfaction to those who may be pleased to favour him with their countenance and support. B. B. takes leave further to state, that his unremitting exertions will be made to render his establishment replete with every requi site for the comfort of his friends, whilst the strictest attention will be paid to the kitchen and cellar departments. Hot, Cold, or Shower Baths, at any time of the day, and to which every attention will be given. Excellent Stabling. August 16, 1838. RED LION HOTEL. TRURO. To be LET by TENDER, from Michaelmas, 1539, for 7 or 14 years, all that well-established and excel lent HOTEL, called the ___ _ RED LION, Situated in the centre of the Town of Truro, Now in the occupation of Mr. John Stevens, whose lease therein will then expire. Connected with the commodious Stabling and Coach-houses, is a well frequented and conveniently situated Tap-room, and the es tablishment altogether is one of the most extensive and flourishing in the West of England. Tenders (post-paid) stating the rent offered, free and clear of all rates and taxes, for either of the above terms, to be addressed to Mr. Spry, Surgeon, Truro, on or before the let of November next, of wkom any further particulars may be obtained. Truro, August, 29, 1838. DRESS COATS, cut in the first style of Fashion, 306. ; superfine, 40s. to 50s. ; frock coats, silk facings, 38s. and 475. ; superfine silk velvet collar and silk facings, :50s. ; trousers, 6s. 6d. to 12s. Od. ; buckskin, cloth, and kerseymere, 15s. to 255. ; fancy waistcoats, ss. 6d. to 12s. 6d. ; rich silk ditto, cloth, and kersymere, 7s. to 12s. 6d. ; Petersham great coats, 255. and 30s. ; pilot coats, 165., 215., and 30s. ; shooting jackets, 18s. ; dressing-gowns, 10s. 6d. ; boys' and youths' cloth tunic dresses, 30g. to 425. ; a suit of clothes for 21. 17s. ; superfine black 31. bs. At FISHER and Co.'s, Tailors, 31, King William -street, City, ten doors from London-bridge. PUBLICATIONS. CAPTAIN GLASCOCK'S NEW NOVEL On Sept. 10, in,3 ♦ols. post ,vo., .vith Illustrations by GEORGE CRUIKSHANK, L AND SHARKS AND SEA GULLS. By CAPTAIN GLASCOCK, R.N. Author of " The Naval Sketch Book," " Tales of a Tar," " Sai lors and Saints," tcc. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street, s u s Orders received by all Booksellers. On the Ist of September was published, No. 38 of THE EDINBURGH JOURNAL OF NA TURAL HISTORY, and of the PHYSICAL SCIENCES, with the ANIMAL KINGDOM of BARON CLIVIER. This Work commenced is October, 1835, aid a Number has ap peared regularly on the first day of each month, containing on an average twelve beautifully coloured Plates. Price One Shilling. The Public are respectfully informed that the former Conductor of this Work WILLIAM MAC retired, it is GILLIVRAY, A.M ° . now under the manrrement of _ _ .. -_ Conservator of the Museum di of the Royal College of Surgeons, Enburgh. Smith, Elder and Co., Cornhill. Just published, price 45., AN HISTORICAL AND PRACTICAL TREATISE on PRIMARY and SYPHILITIC DI SEASES ; their Varieties, Treatment, and Cure. To w hi c h i s added, Concluding Observations on certain Urethral Disord ers , ac companied by Morbi d Secretions; for the removal of which a speedy and effectual mode of treatment is recommended, whereby the administration of Nauseous and too often Ineffectual Balsamic and such like preparations are rendered unnecessary. By C. B. COURTENAY, M.D., 42, Great Marlborough-street, Regent-street. Sold by J. Hill, Medical Bookseller, 55, Great Windmill-street, Haymarket; Simpkin and Marshall, Stationers'-court; Onwhyn, Catherine-street, Strand; Templeman, 284, Regent-street; Chappell, 19, Cornhill: and by Booksellers in town or country. INFAMOUS CONDUCT OF MEDICAL PRACTI TIONERS. THE lower grade of Medical Men, unable by fair means to compete with the Hygeian System of Medicine (which has simplicity for its basis, and truth for its guide, and which, moreover, challenges the strictest inquiry, provided the same he carried on on a fair and just principle), are driven to the base alter native, in order to create a prejudice against that system, of bring ing into question the Hygeian Medicine, and leading an unsuspi cious jury to return a verdict inculpatory thereof in a case where no legal evidence whatever is adduced that the party had taken the medicine, though we are far from denying that he may not have been in the habit of taking it, and if justice were done, it could have been proved to be the only proper treatment ; it is, therefore, with the terms of the announcement we find fault, being manifestly for the purpose of creating an undue prejudice with the public. We repeat that the Hygeian System and practice challenge inquiry, provided justice be done. The cause of the Hygeists is one of truth, and so clear and certain, that it is unanswerable, at least it would appear so. The thousands who prematurely die every day under medical treatment pass unnoticed, they may be termed " the legally murdered"—think of this reader ! In conclusion, if Mari son's Pills are what the lower grade of medical practitioners (for we do not believe that the best informed and respectable of the pro fession hold similar opinions) would make the world believe, then, instead of ono isolated case, whole villages should be depopulated, having reference to the enormous consumption of the medicine, which the registry at Somerset House fully establishes; but which, so far from being the case, appears to require the foulest means— ay, even perjury on their part—to lead an innocent jury, under a semblance of justice, to support them in their unjust proceedings. British College of Health, New Road, Sept. 5, 1838. DEBILITY, NERVOUS IRRITATION, &c. MEDICAL ADIVIONITORS.—The following Works are intended to instruct those interested in these subjects on points of importance to health or ease of mind:— (Twenty-third Edition, ss. each) lat. THE 2EGIS OF LIFE affords a comprehensive physiological his tory of the progress of the solitary passion, libertinism, and intemperance, exhibiting their rueful consequences, tending to sexual prostration, with the various forms of nervous irritation and mental anguish. HYGEIA NA is written for the sensitive female, who, while she shrinks abashed at the idea of revealing her sufferings, may find in its pages a confidential and capable adviser. It is especially calculated for timid and delicate wives, whose maternal hopes have been deferred. 3d. THE SYPHILIST is intended for the perusal of those who are suffer ng from an insidious complaint, so frequently resulting from indis. cretion or gaiety, and producing syphilis, gonorrhcea, gleet, stricture, &c. TESTIMONIALS. These hooks can be safely recommended, as well for the moral truths they contain a for the extensive and successful result of the author's ex perience.—L ndon Morning Journal. We agree with the Editor of the London Morning Journal, and recom mend Mr. Goss's publications for general perusal. —Edinburgh Weekly Paper. The precepts contained in this work are interesting and useful.—Edin burgh Paper Tnis publication, while it neither spares the aged voluptuary nor the youthful prodigal, offers to both the most important advantages. Glas gow Paper. This work (Hygeiana), is properly called an ana'ysis of some female complaints: it is written in a very peculiar style of moral admoaition.— Dublin Morning Journal. These works have passed through twenty-two editions ; they combine utility with simplicity, and we recommend them accordingly. —Dublin Weekly Journal. The above may be had of Sheerwood and Co., Paternoster-row, London; and of all Booksellers. —Price Ss. each. MESSRS. GOSS, M.R.c. Surgeons, may he consulted, every day, at their house ; and Patients in the remotest parts of the country, can be treated successfully on their describing minutely the case, and enclosing a remittance for Advice and Medicine, which can be forwarded to any part of the world. No difficulty can occur, as the Medicines will be se curely packed, sad carefully protested fi om elseervation. 7, Lancaster Place, Strand, London. GLASS CLOTII.—A new and curious fabric has been manufactured by Mr. Richard Baker, of Ossett, near Dewsbury : it is a web of glass cloth, which has a very splendid appearance. The ingenious manufacturer has so far succeeded in annealin g this very brittle substance as to admit of its being wove like cloth. It is deposited for inspection in the North of England Society of Arts, together with a slipper made of the Saill9 material. (From the Brighton Patriot.) It is pretty generally known that the absurd custom of duel ling is a thing of modern introduction. A Greek or a Roman, who were in the ancient world what a Frenchman and an Eng lishman are in the modern, would have been ashamed to run his neighbour through the body because he differed from hitn in opinion over a bottle of wine, or had been insulted by hi m in the utterance of some coarse expressions. When Pisistratus heard a young man had saluted his daughter, and he was advised by a person to take vengeance on him for the insult, he replied, " If we punish those who love us, what shall we do to those who hate us ?" This was noble. The modern method is very diffe rent ; for a few years ago, when a young man of rank and family, stung by the conduct of a lady who had jilted him and married another, having written a few satirical verses, re.. minding ber of their ancient and mutual attachment, the father of the young lady called the young man out, and took his aim so skilfully that it was only by a fortunate obstruction, inter posed by a rib, that he escaped with his life. We should be almost warranted in asserting that duelling is confined to the young, to the profligate, and the ignorant ; and, did not a few duels recur to our recollection, such as the duel of Mr. Pitt and Mr. Tierney, the duel between the-late Duke of Richmond and the Duke of York, and some others, the general character of the parties who usually engage in con tests of this kind would bear us out in the opinion. The duel between Macnamara and Montgomery, which was so much talked of and created so great a sensation about thirty years ago, originated in the quarrel of two dogs. A dog belonging to Montgomery attacked a dog of Macnamara ; the masters interfered; words ensued, and the consequence was a duel, in which the former was shot dead, and the latter grievously wounded. Upon that occasion, a surgeon, Mr. Heaviside, whose presence was required to yield his assistance if neces sary, was arrested and committed to Newgate, because he had obeyed the solicitation of the parties. This was a very stupid kind of legislation, Mr. Heaviside being in reality praiseworthy, `and his conduct deserving of reward instead of punishment, he being on the spot not to destroy life but to save it. Another notorious duel, which created a great sensation, was that between Best and Camelford, which terminated in the death of the latter. The cause of this unfortunate duel was a notorious strumpet, ladies of this kind being the very common and natural excitements to duels. There was a cir cumstance connected with this duel which may be mentioned. The two pistols that were to be used in this duel were well known to Best and Camelford. They had often used them together. One of the pistols was considered to be the best in England ; the other somewhat inferior. A toss was decided on for the choice. Best gained it, and Camelford fell. Such things may serve to show the coolness of the parties, and their indifference about life. Camelford was a desperate and a dan gerous man. He had fought many duels and killed more than one adversary. If duelling gives scope to the overbearing in solence of such men, it also gives to mankind the occasion of checking them. Shall we say that society was fortunately relieved from a nuisance by his death ? Although we recollect some persons to have been tried for murder in consequence of killing an adversary in a duel, we never remember but one person to have been convicted and executed, and that was an officer in Ireland under the admi nistration of the late Duke of Richmond, who was convicted of a so flagrant and horrid a perpetration of a duel, that he was considered a proper object of capital punishment. Duels are attempted to be justified by the defenders of them, who say that they render society more polished, and keep in check the insolent and overbearing. It is evident that Govern ment considers them rather as beneficial to society than inju rious, for no open and direct efforts have ever been made to put a stop to them, and this, perhaps, is the severest censure that can be placed upon them, for it as much as saying—" 0 I duels are good things; the wise and virtuous never engage in them, and they only check the importunate, and carry off the k insolent, profligate, and useless." This, we think, must be inferred to be the opinion of our Government, and that it con siders the lives which fall in duels as being not worth preserv ing by any severe and salutary enactments. With respect to the opinion that duels render society more polished, we doubt very much if such be the case. If the reluctant duellist be fearful of giving offence, the professed duellist is commonly an insolent blackguard, who bullies people because he feels that his reputation fur courage commands a certain respect and at tention. In America, where duelling has something feroci ous and sanguinary in it, which exceeds what is known else where, society is by no means in that polished state and har mony, which, if duelling could improve people, ought to have been the case. In Ireland, again, where the tone and temper of society assumes an acerbity which is unknOwn in the more quiet and polished counties of England, the practice of duelling is very common; whereas in Scotland, where the passions are more under the control of reason, and the tongue more under the guidance of thought, duelling has never been prevalent, and we would infer from this that the best corrector of duelling is an improved intellect. Admitting that duelling only carries off annually a few idle, rain, quarrelsome, and useless men ; admitting that duellists are not to be found among the virtuous and studious; admit ting that duelling is a proof of an inferior understanding, i s avoided by the intellectual and pursued only by those who want ' some useful avocation; admitting that duelling, if not sanc tioned by Government, is at all events winked at, it ought to be the endeavour of sorre active and intelligent Member o f Parliament to introduce a Bill for the proper and effectual method of putting a stop to such practic. s. This might effec tually be done if a determined and philosophic method were resorted to. Frederick 11., King of Prussia, finding that duelling raged to a great excess among the officers of his army, Fut an effectual stop to it by ordering that no duel should take place but in the presence of a company of soldiers, to see fair play, who were enjoined, the instant one of the duellists fell, to shoot the other. There can be little doubt, that if the Parliament of England were to pass a law, ordering that the duellist who killed his adversary should be branded on the right check with the word Duellist, that such a conspicuous indica tion of notoriety and disgrace would effectually put an end to the custom. Another circumstance in duels, to which it may be proper to direct attention, is the great fear which the surviving par. ties, principal as well as seconds, display relatively to the legal consequences of the affair. In the late duel between Captain Eliot and Mr. Mirfin, when the latter fell, nobody appears to have waited for a moment to see if the wounded party were dying or dead. Captain Elliot did not run up to him to ex press any feelings of pity, or to receive his farewell and forgive ness, but they all scampered away, as if scared by the appre hens'on of the legal consequences of the deed. It is thi3 which convinces us that if a law were passed, containing such enact ments as would affix a public stigma on the surviving duellist, the custom might be entirely quashed. To kill a person in a duel is considered as no disgrace, but rather as an honour, which lifts up the perpetrator of the deed in the estimation of the world; but the laws are feared, and therefore the parties escape until the decision of the Coroner's jury be known. Let Parliament, therefore, only have the courage to look with a just and equal eye upon the offence, and affix a public stigma, such as marking the criminal on the face, and duelling will soon become an exploded custom, as disgraceful as it is now honourable. Duelling is the vice of the rich and not of the poor, it is therefore partially approved of and not punished as a disgraceful transaction ; yet how immense is the dif ference between the crime of stealing a loaf to appease hunger, and that of killing an adversary upon a point of honour. Until legislators can properly appreciate this differ emie, and direct their efforts to find out the means of abridg ing crimes, which are favoured by the opinions of the rich and high society, they will never arrive at any just method of equi tible legislation. Yesterday morning, about eleven o'clock, as the 2d Regiment of Life Guards were returning to the barracks at Knightsbridge from exercising in Hyde-park, one of the led hones got away, and, gallopping off at full speed, leaped the iron railing. At that moment the nursery servant of Thomas Bush, Esq., Sloane -street, entered the park through the Knightsbridge foot entrance with two children under her care, when the animal, being then within a few feet of them, sud denly leaped to a considerable height, clearing them all with out doing any injury. - - - Au inquest was held yesterday in the Borough, on the body of a woman who kept a house of ill-fame in St. Mar garet's-court, High-street. The investigation caused some excitement, in consequence of a report that deceased had been brutally treated by her husband; but although evidence to that effect was given, it was proved by a medical gentleman that death had resulted from the effects of excessive drinking. Verdict, " Natural death." PROPERTIES OF GLOWWORMS.—The glowworm possesses th e cur i ous property o f caus i ng it s light to cease at will. D r . B urme i ster ment i ons t h e cur i ous f act , that while catching some of the flying species in his hat, they have so suddenly and entirely ceased to shine that he has fancied they must have escaped. When disturbed these insects emit a bright but frequently interrupted light; and when laid upon . their backs th ey s hi ne w i thout intermission, in consequence the continual motion in the endeavours of the insect to regain its position.— Westwood's Classification of Insects. SHOOTING EXTRAORDINARY.—Saturday last, as our readers are aware, was the commencement of the shooting season, and gentlemen were to be seen sporting in all direc tions. A Linc o l n c i t on hi s journey from Lincoln to Saxilby on the above day, was much alarmed by bearing a voice cry aloud, lam shot, lam shot, lam dead, dead, dead, d-d-dead 1" On approaching a little nearer to the field from whence these awful exclamations were heard, to his suprise he found that a worthy divine, who lives within 50 miles of Broxholme, had sallied out bent upon destruction, bagging every thing that came in his way ; but by mistake seeing some thing which, it is supposed, he either took for a Hare or an Otter, he let fly with a double Manton bang-bang, and, awf ul to relate, hit the landlord of the Monson's Arms Inn, Lincoln, on the stern quarter l Fortunately the parties were a pretty good distance asunder, otherwise the accident might have been serious ; but we are happy to say, that on inquiry it is reported that medical assistance was called in in time, and most of the shot extracted, and that " mine host" bore the operation with admirable fortitude, and is doing well.—Lincoln Gazette. room meetin g the of Queen's Head, Great Titchfield-street, for the purpose of y i n r e t s h p e e c larget ab le g held h l the Yeelset electors sy of a i‘ numerous arehen e a and s h i taking into consideration the propriety of petitioning the Le gislature for a total repeal of the Corn-laws. Mr. COPE was unanimously called to the Chair; and having briefly introduced the object for which the meeting had been convened, Mr. RODWELL rose to move the first resolution. He ob served that it was a lamentable state of things, that the great mass of the population of this commercial country (more par ticularly what was called the respectable class of society) should be reduced to a comparative state of poverty by a class of individuals making laws to benefit themselves, and not the community at large. It was a notorious fact that the price of corn in England was 75 per cent. above that which was paid in France. The population of this country consisted of about 13,091,000 souls upon a surface of 35,247,680 statute acres, the average land produce of which amounted to 132,500,000/. ; that was—in crops, 73,900,0001. ; cattle, 14,300,0001. ; calves, 600,000/. ; sheep, 10,200,000/. ; wool, 4,056,0001. ; pigs, 1,000,0001. ; poultry and eggs, 1,344,000/. ; horses, 3,000,000/ ; dairy produce, 12,000,000/ ; and grass, 13,000,000/. Mr. Rodwell then proceeded at great length to compare the numbers of the various classes of the community, from the landlords and aristocracy down to the agricultural labourers, contending that the body of the former was a mere speck out of the gross population of the country, and that in consequence of the high price of bread, not only labourers, but persons following professional pursuits, were obliged to do twice as much work as was requisite before the passing of the Corn-law Bill. He also maintained that instead of there being a sufficient produce of wheat in this country for exporta tion there was not enough for home consumption, and com plained of the fact of the duty on corn being so great that many thousand quarters were thrown into the river, which would have saved many thousand families from utter starvation. Ile concluded by moving a resolution to the effect that a peti tion be presented to Parliament from the electors of Maryle bone, praying for a total abolition of the Corn-laws, now so oppressive to the country. Mr. WEeis seconded the motion. He was glad to find that this important question was at last likely to be taken up in the proper way. It was well known that what was termed bonded corn had been sold as high as sixty shillings per quarter, and appeared really worth the price at the top, but on taking about a bushel off it would probably be in such a state (from the time it had been kept) that it was not worth thirty shillings; and from this very cause alone, viz., the keeping corn in bond, no less than 15,000 quarters had been thrown into the river in one day, whilst many thousands of the poorer classes of the people of England were starving for want of bread.—( Hear, hear.) Mr. BAR ros said there was no doubt that the poverty which prevailed in the country was mainly attributable to the Curn-laws ; but the Government and the Legislature had been reduced to a state of inactivity upon the sub ject because the complaints of the people had in some measure ceased ; but he ( Mr. Barton) would ask why was that the case ? Because a vast majority of those who for merly obtained a living by agricultural pursuits were at present employed on the numerous railways now in progres, and who, when those undertakings were completed, would be 0- vc-n out of employ, and compelled to do that which they would not think of doing, or be subject to utter starvation unless some important alteration were made in the Corn-laws...—( Hear.) Mr. HARTLEY said the effect of the Corn-laws upon the working classes of the community had been that a man was obliged to produce 12 or 15 times more than he consumed, by which means capital was overpaid, and labour not sufficiently psid.—( Hear.) In France, a loaf three times as large as that charged eleven pence for in England might be bought for a " franc ;" this was the cause of the Corn-laws and national debt with which this country was burdened. It mattered not how in genious and industrious the agriculturists of England might be, foreign nations had greater facilities for a better produce from ' the nature of their soil. Although this country was fertile, yet it required three times the labour to produce corn that it did in any other country, and the produce yielded was not even sufficient for home consumption ; yet the wise rulers of the nation suffered exportation to be carried on to a large extent, and au import from foreign countries, which, owing to the high duty imposed on it, was sold at such a price that it placed it out of the power of the poorer classes to get sufficient to sup port their families. He (Mr. Hartley) had been brought up in the manufacturing districts, and could speak to the dread ful state of misery and starvation to which thousands of fami lies were reduced through the oppressive system,of the Corn laws. —( Hear, hear.) Several other gentlemen having subsequently addressed the meeting, the resolution was put from the chair and carried unanimously, and a petition founded upon it to both Houses of Parliament having been agreed to, a vote of thanks was passed to the Chairman, and the meeting separated. METROPOLITAN STAGE-COACH AND OMNIBUS PROPRIETORS. 'co an A ss carriediurol Mr. A respectable meeting of the metropolitan stage-coach and omnibus proprietors took place yesterday at the Woolpack Ta vern, in Peter's -alley, Cornhill, for the purpose of carrying out the resolutions passed at a previous meeting, which had for their object the establishment of a Benevolent Society, as well as to discuss some matters of general importance to the trade, in reference to the Bill passed last session of Parliament. Mr. Joss WHEATLEY, of Greenwich, having been called to the Chair, explained the object for which which they were assembled. After some discussion whether they should have a Protec tion or Benevolent Society, it was decided in favour of tho o two p of o f s ß e t thdehgeetios Society,t Hbraeorr:t.hwe GentlemanTi which lh e i a cb s h u e r e sw r ata , iods a latter. veeffyeAEv.c,rq.y.:lAibie.orpna.l,tsitiuhebespcnarreiption was then entered into, and a Committee formed to carry the objects of the meeting into Mr. HAYDON next rose, and read to the meeting the follow ing letter, which he had received from Daniel Whittle Har a Hardennidst mucht e wreatgarpyr considerable importance to the trade, inasmuch as it showed The Chairm s a a n c he might say, not heretofore extended to them :—. their general convenience, without thwarting them in any way, ' Hereford, August, 21, 1838. 4, S i c_--HRYing accepted the office of ' Registrar' under a disposition cheering. tahedisAP;tsiftoi:nt'he better Regulation of Metropolitan Carriages, I am desirous of consulting the convenience, so far as is con sistent with the objects of the Act, of the proprietors of metro politan stage carriages, especially as to the affixing of the plates and the numbers authorised to be carried, as prescribed by the third section. This you have doubtless read, and before I suggest 'th 'our that two or three proprietors, wi ) self, should meet me appoint finally the mode of it s execution, I have to - at the o ffice in Adam-street, Adelpbi, some day early in September. If m y suggestion meets your concurrence, I will name a time after my return to town, which will be on the first of that month. " I am, sir, your obedient servant, " D. W. HARVEY. " To Thos. T. Haydon, Esq." The reading of this letter appeared to give much satisfac tion, and it was resolved that Mr. Haydon and a d eputation of three of the proprietors should wait on the Honourable Registrar whenever it would suit his conveuience. Thanks were then voted to the Chairman, and the meeting separated. There is, we are happy to announce, a prospect of our approaching winter season excelling in brilliancy the most brilliant Brighton ever saw.—Brighton Guardian. It is not generally known that a Miss Fanshaw (we believe), and not Lord Byron, was the author of tho celebrated and universally admired enigma on the letter H, beginning " 'Twas whispered in Heaven, and muttered in Hell, " And echo caught faintly the sound as it fell," &c. although in the editions of the complete works of Byron, this beautiful effusion has invariably been introduced as the produc tion of that celebrated poet. We always suspected his right of parentage to the enigma ; and accident alone, a few days ago, made us acquainted with the above fact, and convinced us that our doubts were well founded. The enigma first appeared, With Miss Fanshaw's name appended to it, in a volume of poetry compiled and published for some charitable purposes many years ago.—Shersvood's Monthly Miscellany. PREBENDS. —What harm does a Prebend do in a politico- economical point of view ? The alienation of the pro . perty for th ree lives, or 21 years, and the almost certainty that the tenant has of renewing, give him sufficient interest in the soil for all purposes of cultivation, and a long series of elected clergymen is rather more likely to produce valuable members of the community than a long series of begotten squites. Take, for instance, the Cathedral of Bristol, the whole estates of which are"about equal to keeping - a pack of fox-hounds. If this had been in the hands of a country gentleman instead of a precen tor, succentor, dean, and canons, and sexton , y ou would have had huntsman, whipper-in, dog feeders, and stoppers of earths ; the old squire, full of foolish opinions and fermented liqours, and young gentlemen of gloves, waistcoats, and pantaloons ; and how many generations might it be before the fortuitous concourse of noodles would produce such a man as Professor Lee, one of the Prebendaries of Bristol, and by far the most eminent Oriental scholar in Europe ? The same argument might be applied to every cathedral in England. How many hundred coveys of squires would it take to s u pp l y as much knowledge as i s condensed in the heads of Dr. Copplestone, or Mr. Taite, of St. Paul's.—Sydney Smith. " What do )ou think of your pretty little country now ?" says an Irishman the other day to a Scottish friend of his, who had procured a supply of excellent murphies and ve getables newly arrived from Belfast. " Sure if it was not for us devil a potato or a cabbage ye'd have to put in your mouth. Isn't Paddy your friend now when he's throwing the potateos into your door." The Half-yearly Meeting, of this Company was held at the office in Moorgate, on Friday. Mr. WILSON, the Deputy Chairman, on taking the Chair, observed, that the Directors had thought it their duty to call the present meeting, pursuant to Act of Parliament, although it did not appear to them that there was much business to transact. The Report of the Irish Railway Commission, so deeply affecting their interests, had been so short a time in their hands, that they were unprepared to do more than state the tendency of its recommendations. The opinion of the Company's Engineers upon it had been applied for, but not yet received. A memorial to Government bad been pre pared, which uould be read, and the Directors proposed that the meeting should adjourn until the Engineer's Report, and other information they expected, bad been received. Mr. P. J. Hartra, the Secretary, then read the REPORT. This meeting has been convened in order to comply with the provisions of the Act of Incorporation ; so short a time hag elapsed since the first General Meeting of the Company, that the Directors have little additional information to impart to the Proprietors. The expenditure from the Ist May to the let of July, and the state of the Company's funds to that date, are now sub mitted, from which it will be perceived that to that time, a balance of 2,150/. 17s. 11d. remained of the first deposit of 2/. 10s. per share. The Directors regret that the call due on the Ist of March last has not been paid to the extent, nor with that prompti tude, which they had reason to expect. The Directors attribute the tardiness that has taken place in payment of the call, to the apprehension in the minds of the Proprietors, that " the Report of the Railway Commis sioners for Ireland," might contain any thing prejudicial to the interests of this Company. That Report has recently been presented to Parliament, and is now before the public, and the Proprietors have full opportunity to:canvass its merits. The Commissioners object to the Kilkenny line upon the ground that it interferes with the system which they have laid down for the extension of railways from the metropolis to the cities in the south and south-west of Ireland; and for this remarkable reason, " that if best and most productive portions are taken possession of unconditionally, there can be no rea sonable hope that the remainder will ever be carried into effect." The Commissioners further state—" that the first thirty miles leading out of Dublin, hold out special prospects of advantage, over which all the traf f ic with other places, near as well as remote, must necessarily pass"— the Proprietors will not fail to observe that these thirty miles are occupied by the Kilkenny line. The Commissioners admit that the system which they have laid down and recommended holds forth no greater inducement to the capitalist for investment than a re turn of from to 4 per cent., which kas led to a' erroneous impression that the Report asserted that " no railway in Ire land would yield any greater income"—which result applies to the system of the Commissioners and not to any particular line. On the contrary, the Directors having attentively exa mined the Report of the Commissioners, have the gratification to state that the favourable impressions which they had been induced to form of the Kilkenny line remain unchanged. The Directors deemed it of importance to the Proprietors to ascertain what course the Government intended to pursue with reference to the objections of the Commissioners, and having had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer, have addressed a memorial to the Government on the subject. The Directors suggest the propriety of adjourning this meeting to the earliest convenient period. But although the Directors considered it due to her Majesty's Government to submit their case in form of a memorial, in order to demon strate the sufficiency and superiority of the line by Kilkenny, yet it is but proper to inform you that the Report of the Com missioners cannot invalidate your Act of Parliament, and re lying on the corroborative evidence afforded by the Report of the Commissioners of the value of your line, your Directors consider it will be for the interest of the Proprietors to proceed vigorously with the undertaking, availing yourselves of the great facilities and advantages in possession of your Company, and confident that an ample return will accrue from the invest ment. Mr. HARRIS having moved the adoption of the Report, A PROPRIETOR inquired how the calls had been paid up ? and was informed by The CHAIRMAN that of the first call of 21. 103. per share nearly the whole had been paid ; and the second call of 21. 103. had been paid on 1,700 shares. Mr. Law's Suvrn said the history of public works in Ire land was a history of Government interference with private enterprise, and of complete consequent failure. The Grand and Royal Canals were proofs of the truth of this observation. The Report of the Irish Railway Commissioners, in accounting for the inadequate return obtained from the capital invested in them, stated that the Canals failed, because for a length of way the two were parallel together. That they ran parallel was certain, but that the running pantile' prevented them from being remunerative speculations he utterly denied. The true cause of their failure, though not given in the body of the Report, in the Appendix was explained by the immense sums of money squandered upon their construction. They ought to have cost 4,000/. a mile, and they actually cost 18,0001., so that if the profits now realised had to be divided upon an expenditure of 4,0001. a mile, the dividend would be eight per cent. That was the evidence of the Report contra distinguished from the dictum of the Commissioners; and ho alluded to it to impress upon the minds of the shareholders that the profligate expenditure of money was occasioned by the conduct of Government. The first promoters were interfered with, checked, and controlled ; and when wearied out of the management of their own affairs, the work was taken up as a Government one. Placcmen and jobbers then rushed in, each carving out something for himself, and while the strings of the public purse were open, grasping hands were always within it. The results had been stated. But Ireland was not singular in such things. Scotland had her Caledonian Caledonial Canal, which was begun some thirty years ago, which had far exceeded all the estimates of its cost, had consumed more than a million of money, was unfinished to this day, and in so ruinous a state, that the question now was whether it would not be cheaper to let the water flow off than to keep up the banks in repair. In Canada again, there was the Rideaux Canal, which had co,t more than two millions of money, and was still unfinished. He begged particularly to invite the attention of the meet ing to the reception which the proposed system of railway ma nagement in Ireland had met from the public Press. In Ire land, the country papers—each the best criterion of what would suit the interests and wants of its own locality—had unanimously declared against it. The question, in the coun try parts of Ireland, had been very properly discussed without reference to polities, and the public verdict had been, as just stated, decidedly adverse to the conclusions of the Commis sioners. But in Dublin s few Government papers, and in London a still greeter number, had so strongly adopted the views of the Commissioners, that we seemed to be on the verge of being called on to treat this as a party question. He sincerely hoped, nevertheless, that they should be saved from that infliction. If the venom of politics was to be infused into simple discussions upon the merits of two matter-of-fact plans for improving the means of travelling and trading in Ireland, it would indeed be time for men of moderation to despair of the coun try. He anticipated no opposition, and should therefore move, without further rernart, that " the Shareholders feel it their duty to protest, in the strongest manner, against the coercive inter ference with private enterprise recommended by the Commis sioners of Irish Railways; and to express the confidence they entertain that the sanction of her Majesty's Ministers will not be given to any such interference, which would prevent the extension of British capital to Ireland, and paralyse the in dustry of the people of that country." Mr. E. HORSEMAN having seconded the resolution, Mr. E. STRWART, a Director, objected to the word " co ercive" in the resolution as too strong. Government had not adopted the report—the recommendations of the Commis sioners were as yet on their own merits. As a Director be thought it the interest of the Proprietors to induce good understanding with Government without sacrificing principle. Strong language might therefore be objectionable. Mr. DWTIIR., a Director, thought " coercive interference" very applicable words, for a very coercive interference with chartered Companies had been attempted. If her Majesty's Government did follow the advice of the Commissioners, and interfere with vested rights, they should, in common justice, as in other cases, pay full compensation. Yes, the Proprie tors of the Leinster and Munster Railway, as of the other Railways affected by this Report, should get full and fair com pensation.—( Cheers.) In speaking- of the Commissioners he wished to be distinctly understo o d as nut i mpugn i ng the pu rity of their motives, or meaning them any disrespect. Their Report contained much valuable matter, most interesting to Ireland, and although not directly referred to them, yet it was valuable to have that great volume of statistics—to have an essay upon its geology —its population—its banking—its steam-communication, and facilities of improvement of every kind. He did not regret the Report except for the false principles it laid down as to railways as sanctioned by the Crown and Parliament. The Commissioners doubtless were men of talent, but they had not sufficient time to consider yid take evidence to guide their Report. He felt great confidence that her Majesty's Government would not sanction it, but would see the justice of aiding the Great Leinster and Munster Railways, and the others which had been sanctioned by Par liament.—( Hear.) The resolution having been modified by the substitution of the word " undue" for coercive, some discussion took place as to whether the Report had or had not been in any way adopted by Government, when Mr. Lewis Smyth observed, that cer tainly Ministers, as yet, had said or done nothing to show that they meant to adopt or act upon it. It was next moved by CHARLES H. LATOUCIIE, Esq. ; seconded by BENJAMIN SHAW, Esq. That this meeting do now adjourn, as recommended in the Report of the Directors, for the purpose of receiving the re port of the engineers, and for such other matters as may be submitted by the Board at said adjourned meeting. Thanks were then voted to the Directors, and the meeting adjourned. V . )f a new iscount Combermere laid the first stone o Church last week, at Dakenfield. (From the Rey'rewshire Reformer.) The rno3t important local news in this sheet are the pro ceedings at the Registration Courts, and it is certainly with very great pleasure we perceive that, the character of the pre sent constituency, th e p rocee di ngs i n the Registration Courts. and the election law itself, are all of such a nature as to ;ire vent the possibility of a much more widely extended qualified, tion for electors being long withhold, though the people were even to refrain from demanding it. From the first we regaeded the restrictive qualifications, and the legal formalities wia+ which the Reform Acts of 1832 are clogged, as an incongru ' ous jumble of absurdity and injustice, which would not long bo submitted to, and we now most heartily rejoice that each suc ceeding year's Registration Court proceedings fully bears out our anticipations, and proves that the present system will at an early period place the elector's roll and the elector's qualifica tion on a footing equally unjust with the old close burgh or pa per qualification practices ; and the proceedings at the Regis tration Courts may be expected to present nothing but an in terminable mass of confusion, :heaped up by the quirks and quibbles of the law-agents of the different parties, regardless of the fair claims of those entitled to vote, or anything like the right representation of the people. The intention of the framers of the present laws was pos sibly to conjoin the representation of property and the repre. sentation of the people ; but they allow the representation of neither. Earl Grey's cabinet seemed terrified with the very shadow of the reform he professed to grant, and the conse quence was, that while they avowedly shut out four-fifths of the male population from the enjoyment of the elective franchise, they so clogged the qualification of the remaining fifth with legal forms and legal phraseology, that the most experienced lawyers are frequently baffled in attempting to write out a claim for enrolment, and the most wealthy men in the country are liable to be placed amongst the uninfranchised masses by informalities which it is almost impossible to foresee. The reader will find an excellent example of the incongruous legislation of the Acts of 1832, from the address of Mr. Barr to the electors of Paisley, elsewhere inserted. Besides Fer guslie estate—which would afford thirty or forty qualifications —we believe that gentleman possesses more property in the town otherwise, than would afford thirty or forty votes in ad dition ; yet here, on a word, or a piece of meie legal form, with all his wealth, one of the most extensive proprietors in the burgh is struck from the electors' roll, and disallowed for a year at least, from having his just share of representation, or from interfering in either the burgh orparliamentary elections, let them be ever so important. We approve highly of the conduct of Mr. Barr in not at tempting to get his name placed on the roll by an appeal to a Court of Law, and of his rather appealing to his countrymen, and showing them the necessity of claiming an alteration of the law and a more rational system of representation. It was the absurdity of the parchment and rotten borough sys tem of voting, in conjunction with the misgovernment arising therefrom, that induced the nation to demand the Reforms of 1832. The system of misgovernment then in full force is still as rampant as ever, while the absurdity of what grants and enforces disqualification is as little amended as the Govern ment. Under such circumstances, then, will the people not again demand further reform ? And we would ail( how can any individual who considered a reform in our representative system necessary previous to 1832, now keep consistently aloof from aiding those who consider it yet now as necessary as ever. ADDRESS TO THE LIBERAL ELECTORS OF PAISLEY. GENTLEMEN—In political warfare there is a point, beyond which all honourable-minded parties despise to transgress. This week I have bet.n struck off the Roll of Electors for the Burgh of Paisley, at the instance of Mr. William Sharp, manufacturer in Paisley, under circumstances which appear to me not only worthy of being reported, but, as I humbly con ceive, clearly transgressing beyond the I;ne of honourable poli tical warfare, in any well-regulated community, The annexed correspondence fully explains the matter. It requires no comment. The effect to sae, personally, is of little moment. One year's triumph to my honourable oppo nent is all that he could reasonably expect. What, then, is the object ? In this point of view the annexed correspondence speaks volume; in showing you what a plight the leaders of the Tory faction are in to obtain ascendancy over you. You could not desire a stronger proof of the necessity of firmly uniting, in all your strength, in order to defeat their struggle to regain political power, even by the most unscrupulous means. Here you find a truculent Tory, who is known to have been publicly held up by authority as the most fit and proper person, prospectively, to fill the civic chair, seeking, for a temporary purpose, to expunge a Voter who must he held and considered, by all parties, as possessed of the most indubitable title to stand on the Roll. The Sheriff's judgment, complying with his request, I do not mean to arraign ; neither do I mean to appeal against it. My reasons are, Ist, That I am fully satisfied Mr. Ilsrt, my agent in the matter, has already done every justice to my case ; and I am bound to consider it has been decided by the Sherd conscientiously ; indeed I can have in doubt whatever on this part of the subject. 2dly, That P,Jliament would still find my vote and franchise to be as good as any in the burgh of Paisley in case of necessity. Silly, By allowing it to stand as a precedent, it will denote that paltry spleen of party which is most desirable to be avoided in political war fare, and at the same time serve to show the sort of justice which the public might reasonlbly expect from •‘ such chief magistrates." Lisily, it will, I trust, servo the invaluable i.urpose of showing the necessity. of improving the Law o. Election, so as to check the like chicanery in future. In conclusion, I have no hesitation in saying that such an objection far surpasses, in meanness, any objection I ever saw taken in the keenest period of political strife, even in Rcn frewshire, where it used to be the keenest in Scotland. W. BARR. COPY LETTER. —MR. HART TO MR. BARR. Paisley, Aug. 28, 1838. Dear Sir,—The Sheriff yesterday sustained the ohjectiox to . your c on ti nuance upon the Roll as a Voter for the B urg h of Paisley, upon the ground that your taxes, as occupant of part of Ferguslie, were not paid—a decision which I hold to be altogether erroneous, and at variance with the Act of Par liament. In the first place, you stand on the Roll as Proprie tor, and as such no taxes are exigible;—in the 2d place, you are enrolled as " Proprietor, Property, Ferguslie ;" and the Sheriff was not entitled to travel beyond the Re gister Book, by entering upon an inquiry, whether or not you were now occupant of part of the property upon which you stand enrolled as proprietor ;—in the 3d place, con ceding that he had such a right, the objecting party were bound to show (but which they utterly failed in doing) that you stood in the actual occupancy of part of the pro perty upon which you stand enrolled ;—in the 4th place, I proved that besides the dwelling-houses occupied by your self at Ferguslie, there were other houses not occupied by yourself upon the estate (belonging to you) which, coupled with the value of the land, could afford thirty or forty qua lifications; and, therefore, maintained that the Sheriff could not identify your own dwelling house with the whole estate, so as to: deprive you of your qualification. The Sheriff, how ever, has sustained the objection, and you must either submit or try an appeal. I understand my friends intend to appeal a ew of the Sheriff's judgments, and I should think you ought :o follow their example. I am, dear Sir, yours truly, (Signed) JOHN HART. Wm. Barr, Writer. COPY LETTER.-MR. BARR TO JOHN HART, ESQ. WATER IN PAISLEY. Paisley, 29th August, 1838. Dear sir—ln your esteemed Letter of yesterday you omit the material/ fact—even although I had been enrolled as a Tenant, which I am not, or although my claim had been restricted to the premises possessed by me, which it is not— namely, that I had been surcharged in my Assessed Taxes, which arc under appeal ; therefore no Ta3ces are duo by me according to Law, until the appeal be ('isposed of. I hold my voto to be as good as any on the Roll, tendered under protest, if need be, and that the Sheriff's judgment will do more good than harm in expounding the Law I Dear Sir, yours truly, W. BARR. AVERAGE OF LIFE.—A familiar acquaintance with the political and domestic history of these times (the 14th and 15th centuries) forces the mind to reflect on the very low average of human life at that period of the English monarchy. Few reached what is now called old age ; and persons are spoken of as old who would now be scarcely considered to have passel the meridian of life. It would form a subject of an interesting inquiry were a philosophical antiquary to trace the existenc_!• and operation and extent of those causes, physical and moral, which exercise, doubtless, important influences over human life, and under Providence contract or lengthen the number of our days here. Such an investigator would unquestionably find many chancres adopted in the present day conducive to longevity, in the structure of our habitations, the nature of our clothing, our habits of Wanliness, our food, comparative moderation in the use of intoxicating liquors, with many other causes of health now believed to exist among us. To two causes of the average shortness of life in operation through that range of years to which these Memoirs of Henry V. refer, the author's mind has been especially drawn in the course of his researches, one of a political character, in itself far more ob vious and chiefly affecting men ; the other arising from habits of domestic life with regard to one of our institutions of all th e n, most unversally comprehensive—a muse chiefly, but far cause, awful affecting the life of females. The first _c uman , awful and apalling, is seen in the precarious tenu re of human life during the violence of those political struggl es f s seem to de luged the whole land with blood. Those Ann . mem ber forfeited his have been rare exceptions of which no es were few which lie on the scaffold or in the field; those h wich e over s without leaving the scourge of civil or foreign wars traced to the very early age one dead. The second cause : • ° n e had gained strength for the trial came before the constitution ro t niz ed. The day of nature's at which marriages were then s of females was thus pre. struggle, and an awful proportion whilst the offspring also shared Comparatively a small minority - I decay ;in the case of very few could sank by gradual of d Job's reprover be applied with truth, Thou the comparison o inm maturely y . e a h k u n r e r s i e s d o fn t o o t ee h a e pmare. grave, shalt come ,to therave in full age, as a shock of corn cometh y ler's Henry of Monmouth. greatest works of art now tobe seen in • the new chain suspension bridge 4 Frey burg. grand organ in the cathedral of that town. The and the former, flying over from rock to rock at an immense height above the river, and of a very wide expansion, nearly equals in deur, though not in massive solidity, or the almost super fluousgran , i S n w hT i t i z sw c s r oe l a aos n of d ni a .; l l : e , luxury of_ construction, its great prototype over the Menai Straits, in Caernarvonshire. The second is, in many respects, hardly inferior to the organ at Haarlem, and the vox humane stop is said to be superior.